Chemistry: analytical and immunological testing – Nitrogen containing – Oxides of nitrogen
Patent
1996-04-09
1998-08-18
Alexander, Lyle A.
Chemistry: analytical and immunological testing
Nitrogen containing
Oxides of nitrogen
436106, 422 83, 422 84, 12820118, 12820314, 12820422, 12820629, G01N 3300
Patent
active
057957878
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for measuring nitric oxide exhaled from the lungs of a person comprises
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McClean Patricia
Silkoff Philip
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